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(Redirected from Francis Moncrieff) Scotland international rugby union player For the Anglican bishop, see Francis Moncreiff (bishop).

Rugby player
Francis Moncreiff
Birth nameFrancis Jeffrey Moncreiff
Date of birth(1849-08-27)27 August 1849
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death30 May 1900(1900-05-30) (aged 50)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1871–1873 Scotland 3 (0)

Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff (27 August 1849 – 30 May 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player, and Scotland's first captain, making him one of the first two captains in international rugby. He was capped on three occasions between 1871 and 1873 for Scotland.

Personal history

Moncrieff was born in 1849, the second son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole. He attended Edinburgh Academy. On 29 October 1880, he married Mildred Fitzherbert, daughter of Lt Colonel Richard Henry Fitzherbert.

Rugby career

On 27 March 1871, Moncreiff was selected to represent Scotland in the first international rugby union game and to captain the team. He played club rugby for Edinburgh Academicals.

Notes

  1. ^ Francis Moncreiff player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  2. James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole The Peerage
  3. Hon Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff stepneyrobarts.co.uk

References

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)


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